China July CPI YoY 0.5% vs 0.8% expected, 1.0% prior.

美國中央司令部：美國海軍在“亞伯拉罕·林肯”號航空母艦（CVN 72）飛行甲板上對F/A-18E“超級大黃蜂”戰鬥機進行維護，以確保航母打擊羣資產保持戰備狀態，執行美國對伊朗的海上封鎖任務。

Iranian foreign minister Araghchi said on Aug. 8 Tehran is negotiating with Oman on a legal and management framework and on defining vessel transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz, and that the two sides are very close to an agreement. Reopening or return to normal transit remains conditional, including on the US making reparations for breaches of a US‑Iran memorandum, Araghchi said. Iran rejects the previous lane system as unsuitable and is pressing for a new navigation mechanism; negotiators are discussing a temporary transit lane to form the basis of a formal route, and military authorities from both countries are consulting existing charts pending final agreement.